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Message From The Chair
Academy 2012 Recap
Academy 2013 Plans
Clinical Case Series
SIG Leadership
Save The Date
Mission Statement
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Chair
Nicholas Colatrella, OD, FAAO
Vice Program Chair
David Kading, OD, FAAO
Secretary
Katherine Mastrota, OD, FAAO
Diplomate Development Chair
Mika Moy, OD, FAAO
Newsletter Chair
Jeffrey Varanelli OD, FAAO
Program Chair
Walt Whitley OD, FAAO
Vice Chair
Chris Wilmer, OD, FAAO
Board Liaison
Joe Shovlin, OD, FAAO
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Photos courtesy of Katherine Mastrota, MS, OD, FAAO
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The mission of the Anterior Segment Special Interest Group is to promote collaboration between researchers and clinicians with an interest in anterior segment disorders of the eye. Our role is to promote excellence in the care of patients with anterior segment conditions through professional education and by advancing clinical research. Our intent is to identify new questions for research as well as disseminate knowledge, not only to the Fellows of the SIG, but to the entire Academy and profession of optometry.
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Anterior Segment Special Interest
Group News
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
Thank you for all the support and encouragement that we have received for our SIG over the past year. Our membership continues to grow and we currently have over 500 fellows, residents and students who are registered as Anterior Segment SIG members. We know we couldn't have become this successful this fast without your help, and we greatly appreciate it. I am also grateful to the outstanding work that our leadership has done over the past year. Drs. Wilmer, Moy, Varanelli, Whitley, Kading, and Mastrota have all worked very hard on your behalf, and each helped to put on two very popular symposia in Phoenix, and are looking forward to doing the same in Seattle. We have also heard your cry for a "Diplomate" in Anterior Segment, and have recently applied for status as a Section. If approved, we will present a new Diplomate in Anterior Segment that is both challenging, yet attainable, and will be soliciting you for your future involvement. So thank you again, and if I can be of service please do not hesitate to contact me at ncolatrella@pineconevisioncenter.com.
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ACADEMY 2012 PHOENIX RECAP
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The Academy's Annual Meeting in Phoenix was a great success. Over 3,000 optometrists made this meeting the 3rd largest ever. The Anterior Segment SIG held its first business meeting, where the round table format allowed for discussion of new ideas while helping to create a more defined path for our SIG and its transition to a Section. In addition, we presented a Joint Symposium with the Primary Care Section on Ocular Surface Disease, as well as an evening dinner symposium on Anti-Inflammatories in Clinical Optometric Practice. Both were highly successful and we look forward to presenting interesting topics with practical applications at future Academy meetings.
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ACADEMY 2013 SEATTLE PLANS
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Through the hard work of Drs. Walt Whitley and Dave Kading, we are in the process of finalizing our symposia for 2013. The information, as well as the date and times, is listed below. We will also be having our Annual Business Meeting, though the time and place have yet to be determined.
Symposium I
Advancements in Ocular Drug Delivery Systems
This 2 hour symposium will focus on current and future advancements in ocular drug delivery systems. This discussion will include the impact these technologies will have on the management of various anterior segment conditions. Topics include drug vehicles, pharmaceutical contact lenses and punctal plugs, surgical devices, and nanotechnology.
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Symposium II
Optometry's Role in the Management of Complex Anterior Segment Conditions
This 2 hour seminar will discuss optometry's role in the management of complex anterior segment conditions. This rapid fire discussion will include both pharmaceutical and surgical treatment options available and provide tools for proper management.
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2013
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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A 52-year-old, non-contact lens wearing female in good health was referred for "recurrent conjunctivitis" of the left eye. She had been treated twice with a steroid-antibiotic combination eye drop in the 6 months prior to her referral.
Examination of the left eye was notable for conjunctival injection and a follicular conjunctivitis (left); the cornea and anterior chamber were clear. There was a small "growth" on the left lower lid that the patient had noted for about 1 year (right). Further examination revealed similar nodules on the eye lid and on her left cheek. She had no palpable pre-auricular node. The balance of her examination was unremarkable.
This patient was diagnosed with Molluscum Contagiousum (MC), a poxvirus infection than can affect the skin, often the arms and legs as well as mucous membranes. MC has no animal reservoir, infecting only humans. Lesions are flesh-colored, pearly and dome-shaped, 1-5 mm in diameter, with a dimpled, waxy core that contains the virus.
MC may produce a chronic follicular conjunctivitis that occurs secondary to shedding of viral particles into the conjunctival sac from eyelid lesions. MC typically resolves spontaneously over 3-12 months. In mildly symptomatic patients, only supportive therapy is necessary; however, in more severe cases, surgical excision should be entertained to arrest symptoms and prevent transmission as well as corneal damage.
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The Anterior Segment SIG is looking for volunteers. If you are interested in helping in any capacity, please contact a member of the Development Committee.
We also want to create an interactive newsletter that allows our members to read about unique cases, or learn from clinical pearls offered by their colleagues. Therefore, we are looking for members to submit cases, as well as anterior segment photos and clinical pearls that can be included in our newsletter. Please forward them to Dr. Jeff Varanelli (JRVOD@comcast.net) for inclusion in future newsletters.
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ANTERIOR SEGMENT SIG LEADERSHIP
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 Nicholas Colatrella, OD, FAAO
ncolatrella@pineconevisioncenter.com
Anterior Segment SIG Chair
 David Kading, OD, FAAO
doctorkading@gmail.com
Vice Program Chair
 Katherine Mastrota, OD, FAAO
katherinemastrota@msn.com
Secretary
 Mika Moy, OD, FAAO
mmoy@berkeley.edu
Diplomate Development Chair
 Jeffrey Varanelli, OD, FAAO
JRVOD@comcast.net
Newsletter Chair
 Walt Whitley, OD, FAAO
wwhitley@vec2020.com
Program Chair
 Chris Wilmer, OD, FAAO
cwilmer@berkeley.edu
Vice Chair
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October 23-26, 2013
Seattle, WA
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